Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, Dave's arrival

After three months, Dave finally arrived in the US! Asher and I arrived in Arlington at the same time Dave's flight landed. It took him about two hours to get through customs and immigration, and get to the KOA where we were staying.

(We chose to stay at a KOA instead of a hotel because-

• the deluxe cabin was cheaper than a hotel room
• the cabin had a compact kitchen and a seperate room for Asher
• KOA's have playgrounds and other amenities hotels do not
• the KOA was central to where we wanted to visit)

I didn't tell Asher that Daddy was coming until just before he arrived. We talk about Daddy all the time, but then I let Asher to get all excited yelling "Da! Da!" So he was really excited as Dave arrived, and then wouldn't let him out of his sight, and kept asking, "Dada, byebye?"

We visited the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. According to the website, the exhibits were suitable for children ages 0-8. Really, not so much. More like 4 years and up. Asher was overwhelmed by all the schoolkids on field trips, and there really wasn't much he could do.

He did enjoy a few exhibits...

The trains captured his attention immediately.

There was an outdoor area to play with water.

 We also ate out at a restaurant called Abuelo's, which is rated one of the US's top Mexican places to eat. Asher loved the nachos and Chile con Queso. He does really well at restaurants, for a two year old. They gave him milk in a cup with a lid and straw, which was great.

You can't tell by his face, but he was having fun!

Fort Worth Zoo

One of our adventures in Forth Worth included going to the zoo. We arrived early, along with a few hundred schoolkids. Despite it being a bit crowded, we all had a ball.

Asher and the gorilla

Random photos

Asher eating the spearmint from our herb garden.

Asher catching a ride with Grandma.

Bunny ears!

A three level parking garage with ramps.

How to play football like a 2 year old

This is how to play football like a 2 year old...

First you get Grandpa to throw the ball...

And then you try to throw it back.

In any way possible...

Using both hands if necessary...

And sometimes in the wrong direction.

And you have to have just the right magic moves...

 And if that doesn't work try levitating the ball with the power of your mind.

And it always helps to wear two different shoes.

Easter Egg Hunt March 23

Eggies!

Today was the community wide Easter Egg hunt- Asher's first Easter egg hunt ever. Yesterday we let him practice in the backyard so he'd at least have an idea of what to do. (He picked them up and threw them at me like balls yesterday).

They divided up the field into ages, with eggs spread in each, and a line dividing the sections. The 0-2 group's eggs were closer to the fence, and each subsequent age group's eggs were spread further out, with the oldest group's eggs hidden throughout trees.

 All the groups started at the same time. Asher really enjoyed finding eggs and putting them in the basket.

 And then he discovered that there were things inside the eggs! And then he had to shake and open each egg and examine its' contents. So the egg hunting progressed a bit more slowly then.

 And he enjoyed it. When we got home we opened all the eggs, I let him have some chocolate and then I hid the rest of the chocolate from him. So far he seems to have forgotten about it, thankfully. I don't know if I am stricter than usual in terms of food, but he doesn't get chocolate to eat. Or candy or lollipops. Or whatever. TV is the thing I let slide, as a stay-at-home and temporarily single mom, it is the one thing that gives me a break when I am with Asher all day every day. But that's another story!

I haven't been to any Easter Egg hunts as an adult or a mom, so I have no basis of comparison, but I found this one to be well organized. There were lots of eggs, more than enough for each child (though I heard some moms, with kids' baskets overflowing, disagree). Asher didn't care at all for the 'Easter Bunny' so no photos of that. We were able to find a parking spot facing the field so Mom didn't have to leave the car on that cold and wet morning to watch.

Did you notice the liner for the basket? I whipped that up in about 20 minutes, and if you don't look too closely it looks fantastic! I wanted to brighten up his Easter basket. Filling it up with eggs covers all the flaws!

Happy Easter!